Sweden limits public gatherings to eight as cases surge
Sweden, which has made headlines for its softer approach to the new coronavirus, on Monday banned public gatherings of more ...
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Anger over Italy virus rules as curfews enforced around Europe
Anger was growing in Italy Monday over harsh new coronavirus restrictions brought in to "save Christmas", while other hard-hit countries ...
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US passes 6 million COVID-19 cases: Johns Hopkins
The United States on Monday passed six million coronavirus cases, according to a tally kept by Johns Hopkins University, adding ...
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Record spikes in Asia as WHO issues grim virus warning
Southeast Asian countries reported record rises of new coronavirus cases on Saturday as the WHO warned the effects of the pandemic ...
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33 crew test positive for virus on Norwegian cruise ship
At least 33 crew members confined on a Norwegian cruise ship have tested positive for the new coronavirus, the company ...
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Brazil first lady tests positive for virus
Brasilia—Brazil’s first lady Michelle Bolsonaro tested positive for the new coronavirus Thursday, the government said, after her husband spent two ...
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Bolsonaro says he tested negative for COVID-19, two weeks after diagnosis
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro announced on Saturday he has tested negative for the new coronavirus more than two weeks after ...
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Texan dies after ‘COVID party’
New York—A 30-year-old man from Texas died from the new coronavirus after attending a “COVID-19” party hosted by an infected ...
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Beijing reports zero virus cases for first time since new outbreak
Beijing on Tuesday reported zero new coronavirus cases for the first time since the emergence of a cluster in the ...
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Tokyo stocks close lower
Tokyo stocks drifted lower on Wednesday after the Japanese capital announced 55 new coronavirus cases, the highest since the country ...
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Manila Standard website (manilastandard.net), launched in August 2002, extends the newspaper’s reach beyond its traditional readers and makes its brand of Philippine news and opinion available to a much wider and geographically diverse readership here and overseas.